Australia–Netherlands relations
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Bilateral relations exist between
During the period 1947–1971 about 160,000 Dutch people emigrated to Australia, and as of 2006 there are around 90,000 Australians of Dutch descent.[2]
Since 2018, the Dutch Ambassador is Ms Marion Derckx.
History
During the period 1606–1770, Dutch seafarers visited Australia numerous times.[2]
The first recorded European sighting of the Australian mainland, and the first recorded European landfall on the Australian continent (in 1606), are attributed to the Dutch.[3] The first ship and crew to chart the Australian coast and meet with Aboriginal people was the Duyfken captained by Dutch navigator, Willem Janszoon.[4] The Dutch charted the whole of the western and northern coastlines and named the island continent "New Holland" during the 17th century, but made no attempt at settlement.[5] Other Dutch explorers include Abel Tasman and Willem de Vlamingh.
During and immediately post the second world war, the
Historically, diplomatic issues have arisen over
Resident diplomatic missions
- Australia has an embassy in The Hague.
- The Netherlands has an embassy in Canberra and an consulate-general in Sydney.
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Embassy of Australia in The Hague
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Embassy of the Netherlands in Canberra
See also
- Foreign relations of Australia
- Foreign relations of the Netherlands
- Dutch Australians
- List of ambassadors of Australia to the Netherlands
References
- ^ a b "Netherlands country brief". Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade - Australian Government. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
- ^ a b "400 years of bilateral relations". Holland Focus. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-642-27809-8.
- ISBN 978-0-387-35263-3.
- ISBN 978-0-19-553597-6.
- ISBN 978-0-86806-004-0.
- ^ "Australia 'Won't Back' Dutch in Guinea Fight". The Calgary Herald. 24 January 1962. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ Ismail, Sah-Hadiyatan (May 2011). "Australia and the Indonesian Independence". Asian Social Science. 7 (5). Canadian Center of Science and Education: 151–157.
- ^ "Menzies on Tour: Netherlands". Menzies on Tour: Travelling with Robert Menzies, 1950-1959. eScholarship Research Centre, The University of Melbourne. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Mr Menzies arrives in Amsterdam". The Canberra Times. 22 February 1955. p. 1. Retrieved 18 December 2014.